2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN hood open

Chec
kingcoolant leve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. 0007
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. 0007
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . 0007
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. 0007
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. 0007
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe belo w
15 8°F (70 °C). 0007
Slowly turncap 1count er-cloc kwise to
re lie ve ove rpressur e. Maint
enance andcare35
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0007
Con tinue turnin gcap 1count er-cloc kwis e
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect:
R Ifth eengine iscold, uptomar kerbar 2
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,up to0.6 in(1.5 cm)
ove rmar kerbar 2 0007
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Further information oncoolant
(0013 page429). Ad
ding washer fluid tothewindsh ield
wa sher system 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. 0007
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. 0007
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. 000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. 0007
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. 0007
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. 0007
Addwa sher fluid. Ke
eping theair -water duct free 0007
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. 358
Maintenance andcare

If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All vehicl es
Plug-i nhy brid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
000E NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. 0007
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tactwi th other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery. Obser
vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonly beprov ided
using batteries withanom inalvoltag eof
12 V.
R Theve hicles mustno tto uc h.
R Gasoline engine :On lyacc eptst ar tin gassis ‐
ta nce ifth eengine andexhaus tsy stem are
cold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Automatic trans mis sion :The trans missi on
is in po sitio n005D.
R The igniti onand allel ectr icalcons umersar e
sw itchedof f.
R The hoodis op en. Br
ea kdo wnassist anc e37
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R
Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off
R The igniti onissw itched off
The electr icalfu ses arelocat ed invarious fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (0013 page38 7)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(0013 page388)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(0013 page388)
R Fuse boxin thetrunk ontheright- hand side
of theve hicle when viewe din thedir ect ion of
tr av el (0013 page388) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement s:
R Adr yclo thand asc rewdr iver areav ailable.
Obse rveth eno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page386). Opens 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. 0007
Turn clip2 oncover1 aqu arter-tur n
cou nter-clo ckwise. 0007
Foldcover1 upinthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row . Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 38
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0007
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. 0007
Loosen screws3 and remo vefuse boxlid
4 from theto p.
Closing 0007
Chec kwhe ther theseal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inlid 4. 0007
Inser tlid 4 intoth ebr ac ketat there ar of
th efuse box. 0007
Folddo wn lid4 ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews3. 0007
Folddo wn cover1. 0007
Turn clip2 oncover1 one quarter-tur nto
th eright. 0007
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
coc kpit The
fuse boxis on theside ofthedashboar d
under aco ver. 0007
Con tact an author ized Mercedes-B enzCen‐
te rfo rfur ther information . Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin thefront
pa sseng erfoot we ll Obser
vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page386). 0007
Open cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
tr unk Obser
vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page386). 388
Breakdo wnassis tance

000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. 0007
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. 000E
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. 0007
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. 000E
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids 0007
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ants
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page42 5). 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. 0007
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a 000E
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil 0007
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. 0007
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The instruction labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. 430
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
003D St op Vehicle SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *T
hebatt eryis no long erbeing charge dand thebatt erych arge leve lis toolow.
000E NO
TEPossible engine damageif yo uco ntinue drivin g 0007
Donotco ntinue drivin gund eranycir cum stanc es. 0007
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. 0007
Swi tchof fth eengine. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00AC *T
hefanmo toris def ectiv e. 0007
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00AC
Coolant TooHotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely and switc hof fth eengine, paying attent ion toroad and traffic condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. Dis
playmes sagesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 459

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Beforeopening thehood, allowtheengine tocool down. 0007
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. 0007
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. 0007
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. 0007
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00B6
Gas Cap Loose *T
her ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectl yor thefuel system is
leaking. 0007
Close thefuel filler cap. 0007
Ifth efuel filler cap wasalr eady proper lyclosed :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B6
Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhas dropped intoth ere ser verang e. 0007
Refuel . 460
Displaymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps